Clothes-wringer.



G. W. LEWIS.

GLOTHES WRINQBR. APPLIUATION FILED s nPTjls, 1912.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

i a wringer of simple construction,

' view of part of the device.

En sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

GEORGE W. LEWIS, ,OF GRINNELL, IOWA, ASSIGNOR T GRINNELL WASHING MACHINE COMPANY, F GRINNELL, IOWA, A CORPORATION.

CLOTHES-Walnuss..

specification of Letters riant.

PatentedAug. ,18, 1914.

Application led September 19, 1912. Serial No. 721,308.

To all whom 'it may concern 4 f Be it known that I, 'GEORGE W. LEWIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grinnell, in the county of Poweshiek and State of Iowa, have invented a certaln new and useful Clothes-Wringer, of following is a specification. l

The objectof my invention is to provide provided with mechanism which may be easily and quickly operated for releasing the. pressure on the wringer rolls.

More particularly it is my ob]ect to provide a wringer provided with yielding means for holding the wringer rolls toget 1er and with mechanism which is easily operated and readily accessible, whereby pressure on the wringer rolls may be immec iately released.

My invention consists in certain details, in the construction, arranger'nentv and com! bination of the various parts of the device whereby the objects contem lated are attained, as hereinafter more' ully set forth, pointed out in my claimsand' illustrated 1n the accompanying drawings, 1n which:

'Figure 1 shows a wringer embodying my invention, the dotted lines showing the position of the top frame members when opened. Fig. 2 shows a sectional view shown on the line 2- -2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a sectional, detailed Fig. 4 shows a detail sectional view of one of the releasable arms and the adjacent mechanism.

In the accompanying drawings have used the reference numeral to indicate the upright frame membersl at the end of the wrnger. The upright members 10 may be of any suitable construction. On each side of the frame members 10, near the lower end thereof, I provide horizontal braces or cross bars 18. Mounted between the lower ends of the members 10, are a pair of rolls and 16. The shafts of the wringer rolls extend into the members 10. The upper roll 16 is capable of vertical movement with 'relation to the end members 10. In the members 10 above the ends of the 'wringer roll shafts are powerful, extensible coil springs 17. Above the springs 17 a U shaped channel bar 18. is mounted, between the members 10. The channel bar 18 is designed to slide freely up and down betweenI the members 10 and its ends extend into said members and are ordinarily supported by the spring 17.

which the front elevation of the Pivotally mounted within the channel bar 18, near each end thereof is an arm 11. The pivotal point 12 of each arm 11 is near the upright member 10, and is between the thumb screw and the catch device hereinafter de-V scribed. The outer ends of the upper surfaces of the arms ll are preferably curved upwardly as shown in l*` ig. 4. Mounted in the frame of the Wringer, above thc outer ends of the arms 11 are thumb screws 24, the lower ends of which' are designed to engage said outer ends. LThe arms 11 are designed to swing from horizontal osition within the channel bar 18 to vertlcal position as shown in the dotted lines in'Fig.-1. Then the arms 11 are in horizontal position across the top of the. wringer, the screws 24 may be screwed downwardly and the tension of the springs 17 increased. The tendency of said springs then is to press upwardly on the channel bar 18 and thereby to move the channel oar 18 upwardly.

For holding the arms 11 in their closed or horizontal position, I have provided the following means: Extending across and rotatably mounted in thesides of the channel bar 18 is a rod 25 which between the sides of said channel bar 18 is yflattened on oppositesides, as shown in Fig. 3, to form a catch member 26. On one end of the rod' 25 is a handle 27 extending at right angles to the rod`25. The catch device 2G and the handle 27V are so constructed and arranged that when the handle 27 stands in vertical position the Hat sides of the catch device lie in horizontal planes, and when the handle 27 is in a horizontal position the flat sides of said catch device are in vertical planes. The arms 11 are of such length that they do not quite touch each other when in horizontal position. -The catch device 26 is so located as to be between the inner ends of the arms 11 when in their lowered or horizontal osition. When the flat sides of the catch evice 26 are in vertical planes, the inner ends ofthe arms 1l will pass said catch device. -When said ends are below the catch device the handle 27 may be moved to ,vertical position therebyturning the catch device till the flat sides thereof lie in horizontal planes. The inner ends of thearms 11 can not then pass said catch device but will be held `down as shown in Fig. 4. The shaft 30 of the upper wringer roll ex'- tends through the end members 10, and se- HEISSUED cured to each outer end thereof-is a contractable coil spring 31 the upper end of i which is secured to the frame member 10.

When the arms 11 are released the springs 31 raise the wringer roll 16 entirely away from engagement with the roll 15.

ln the practical operation of my improvedl -wringer, the parts being installed, the' arms 11 are move to their horizontal position.` The thumb screws 24 are then operated to `move the outerends of the arms. down-' wardly, and thus force the channel 18 down-l wardly to Jthereby impart the tension de-l sired to the springs 17 The wringer rolls l5 and 16 may thereby be held as tightly asf desired. The arms 11 are held in their? -horizontal position by means of the catch? device 26 which is controlled by the handlel -27. Should the operator of a wringer catch his hand between the rolls, or in case anyf large object is drawn between the rolls, the pressure thereon may be instantly and almost completely released by moving the handle 27 fromvertica'l to yhorizontal position andpermittilig the inner ends of the arms 1l to Hy upwardly. The channel bar 18 could then slide upward and-*the tension y on the springs 17 would be relieved.

meager/e devices for pressing one of said rolls against the other, arms pivoted near the outer ends of said vertically movable member, designed to swing from horizontal to substantially vertical position, said arms being designed to be in line with and spaced from each other when in their lower position and in said position to hold saidl vertically movable member in position, and means for locking said pivoted arms in their horizontal position, said means comprising a rod pivoted in said vertically movable member, having opposite flatsides so that in one position of its movement the ends of said pivoted arms may swing past it, while in another position they vcan not, a handle on said rod and means for exerting yielding pressure for raising said upper wringer roll.

2. ln a device of the class described, a frame including upright end members, a

pair of shafts, wringer rolls mounted thereon, said shafts being mounted on said end members, a vertically movable member slidably mounted on said end members, tension devices for pressing one of said rolls .'againstthe other, 'arms pivoted near the outer ends of said vertically movable member, designed to swing from horizontal to substantially vertical position, said arms being designed to be in line with and spaced from each other when in their lower position and in said position to hold said vertically movable member in position, and instantly releasable means for locking both of said pivoted members in their horizontal position.

Des Moines, lowa, August 10, 1912.

' GEORGE W. LEWIS. Witnesses:

H'. H. PETERSON, ll?. l?. MARVIN. 

